Ex-urban planner. Digital rights & privacy. Public sector comms & social media. #Bitcoin mining monetises wasted energy & accelerates the renewables transition.
One of the world's most respected LGFTE (Landfill Gas To Energy) specialists with 20+ years and 100+ landfill project experience just said that Bitcoin mining is the only profitable solution for mitigating half the world's landfill methane emissions.
Probably nothing
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The data is very clear: if you want to pay 20% extra for power: remove Bitcoin mining from the grid.
If you want to reduce power costs, add Bitcoin mining to your grid
There are 5 ways Bitcoin mining lowers residential power costs, based on real case studies and data
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For decades, the line has always been: "Does it matter how much the West reduces its carbon dioxide emissions if China doesn’t do the same?"
Looks like that talking point is dead.
My Argentine friends get Bitcoin instantly.
My Norwegian friends need a 3-hour explanation.
And it's not because one group is smarter, it's because one group has seen their money die before.
Really nothing educational about that.
Just different lived experiences.
This video shows beautiful Gaza before the war. When I watched it, my heart broke and I cried in deep sorrow. Everything you see in these scenes has been completely destroyed, leaving nothing but memories
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Been waiting 3 months to see these finding
First-ever quantitative study reveals an estimated 329,000+ refugees have used Bitcoin while fleeing across borders
Study highlights that Bitcoin works when cash, stablecoins and other assets fail
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The study is from @dari_org
The Government of Japan is officially recommending remote work as part of a 4-action plan called "Decokatsu" to help citizens live more sustainable & carbon friendly lifestyles
https://t.co/nDZFnDboZc
Bank of America puts Bitcoin in the same tier as the printing press, steam engine, light bulb, and World Wide Web.
What’s wild is that the bank acknowledges Bitcoin as a once-in-a-millennium technology and still hasn’t built anything meaningful around it.
Google released a new version of their AI video generator model, Veo. And the 3rd version is already very realistic - just check these examples. In a couple of years, AI content will be dominating all social media.
Like the younger generation says, we are cooked.